I used to wonder that but one day when I was sitting waiting for my food to come out and getting a bit impatient considering how many people were in the restaurant I noticed how many bags of food were being taken up to the cash register. The light bulb came on and I realized their main business was in take-out.

I remember a time before the fast food version of Chinese restaurants so I also remember Chinese restaurants that were nicely decorated, comfortable, and filled with wonderful foods and smells. Oh well, things change...